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Quarry decision deferred
COUNTY councillors today deferred a decision over controversial plans for a giant quarry at Stonehenge Farm, near Northmoor.
Hanson Aggregates wants to extract 1.55m tonnes of sand and gravel from the site.
County Hall's planning committee put back the decision after calling for more information from the Environment Agency and West Oxfordshire District Council.
7:13pm Monday 19th May 2008
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CommentPosted by: Michael Ryan, Northmoor on 9:05pm Sat 24 May 08
West Oxfordshire's report on last year's flooding is expected to say that the Environmrent Agency's failure to maintain the rivers in Northmoor contributed to the flooding.
What reliance can Northmoor place on the Environment Agency to give the right advice on the effect of this Application on flooding in Northmoor in the future?
West Oxfordshire's report on last year's flooding is expected to say that the Environmrent Agency's failure to maintain the rivers in Northmoor contributed to the flooding.
What reliance can Northmoor place on the Environment Agency to give the right advice on the effect of this Application on flooding in Northmoor in the future?
Posted by: Matthew, Stanton Harcourt on 8:33pm Sat 31 May 08
This is only one of a whole range of applications that are being made or prepared for the area around Stanton Harcourt, Northmoor and Eynsham. The cumulative impact of all these workings or proposed workings around and along the Windrush valley is hugely increasing the risk of substantial flooding.
Flooding that ruins homes and makes people's lives miserable.
Gravel extraction [bold]should not be concentrated[/bold] in this way in one single area.
This is only one of a whole range of applications that are being made or prepared for the area around Stanton Harcourt, Northmoor and Eynsham. The cumulative impact of all these workings or proposed workings around and along the Windrush valley is hugely increasing the risk of substantial flooding.
Flooding that ruins homes and makes people's lives miserable.
Gravel extraction
should not be concentrated in this way in one single area.
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